Patreon Updates: We added a new perk for the $5 patreon level: Coaching commentary, where we sit down with coaches and have them comment on ATG training hall videos. Dr. Boffa sat down with Mark Cannella to talk about Lu Xiaojun’s snatch warmups from the 2018 Worlds (which he saw firsthand in the back room). […]
ATG Podcast is Here
Quick news: We launched the ATG Podcast! This will basically be a continuation of all the podcasting we did at The Two Doctors, just as part of the ATG universe. Go check it out wherever you listen to your podcasts. Thank you, Dr. Boffa & Gregor Subscribe: Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/atg-podcast/id1496864464 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1mwGymRLJYBZlkcGzMzket Pocket Casts https://pca.st/fqs1mxiu […]
Loredana Toma Snatch World Record (116kg!) Training Session at 2019 Worlds
Here is Loredana Toma’s sneaky 116kg world record snatch session at the 2019 world weightlifting championships. Available with and without Dr. Boffa’s and mine commentary. ATG Patrons had early access for over two months. Become a patron here.
Patreon Reward Posters January 2020: Li Dayin 171kg Snatch Sequence & 206kg Clean Pull
January’s ATG Patreon reward posters feature 21 year old Li Dayin at the 2019 World Championships. ATG Patrons at the $10 level (still), $20 level (still plus sequence), can download the poster files and print them big. Become a Patron here. 171kg Snatch Sequence 206kg Clean Pull
Lord of the Lifters (Herr der Heber) German Documentary Investigates the IWF and Doping
This is big. Remember the original German ARD documentary that got the whole olympics re-test ball rolling? Well, the same team around Hajo Seppelt has been working on a new documentary, specifically targeting the international weightlifting federation (IWF)! It’s out now in German here. An english version should follow. You can read the detailed summary […]
IWF Rule Book PDF Download *2020 Edition with Video Review*
New year , new rules! The International Weightlifting Federation released the 2020 version of the official weightlifting competition rule book. Download PDF: 2019 IWF Rulebook – Technical and Competition Rules and Regulations. 2020 Rule Changes & Additions (changes are in bold) 1.2.6 Youth Olympic Games bodyweight categories: Men: 55 kg 61 kg 67 kg 73 kg 81 […]
Kuo Hsing-Chun 141kg Clean & Jerk
From the IWF “World Cup” in Tianjin, China…. Kuo Hsing-Chun (lifting at 60.13kg here) clean and jerking 141kg! Only 1kg under her old 58kg world record from 2017. Watch our Kuo Series here. View this post on Instagram @kuohsingchun_official (60.13kg, @hkgrptaipei) clean and jerking 141kg/310lb at the 2019 Tianjin World Cup! This is 1kg above […]
Tian Tao 0-180kg Heart Attack Snatch Warm Up at 2019 Worlds
Here is Tian Tao’s warm up sequence in the snatch from the 2019 Worlds. ATG Patrons have early access (to this and many more videos)! See him go from the empty bar up to 170 kilos in the warm up room, plus all his competition attempts! If you remember this session, you’ll recall that Tian Tao […]
Deng Wei 117kg Snatch World Record 2019 “World Cup” in China
Meanwhile in China … Deng Wei (64kg) equals Svetlana Tsarukaeva’s snatch world record (117kg at 63kg, 2011 worlds)!